This article derived wisdom from the long history and explored how to integrate the traditional farming civilization with the notion of ecological low-carbon to achieve sustainable development in agriculture on the journey towards modernization with Chinese characteristics.It was proposed that four principles including balancing the food production and the development of agriculture with ecological low-carbon， pursuing a synergistic approach between common prosperity and the development of agriculture with ecological low-carbon， continuing the legacy of farming civilization and the development of agriculture with ecological low-carbon， and composing a way to respect for nature and protect the development of agriculture with ecological low-carbon should be followed in developing agriculture with ecological low-carbon under the background of modernization with Chinese characteristics.In the future， it is necessary to construct a collaborative mechanism for the development and application of agriculture technology with ecological low-carbon， improve the market integration and value realization pathways of agriculture with ecological low-carbon， establish a system for the integration and passing on of farming techniques and agriculture with ecological low-carbon， and form a framework for the coordinated development of natural resources and agriculture with ecological low-carbon.